Education Post-16

Education after sixteen

This module builds your Panjabi for education after sixteen: compulsory and optional subjects, technical college, and moving towards work. Each example is a Panjabi word with its English meaning. A full sentence looks like this: ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮੇਰਾ ਕਾਲੇਜ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ (mainu mera college pasand hai), meaning I like my college.

Words for choosing subjects

Start with three words about choosing what to study.

Match each post-16 word

Choices after school

After sixteen you make choices. You keep some subjects, you choose others, and you decide whether to stay in study or move towards work. Reading the whole Panjabi word tells you whether it is about a subject, a place to study, or a job, so you can plan your next step.

Which word is a technical college?

Which Panjabi phrase means a technical college?

• ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਕਾਲੇਜ
• ਨੌਕਰੀ ਦੇਣਾ
• ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
• ਚੁਣੇ ਹੋਏ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ

Spot the two subject-type words

Select the TWO words that describe a TYPE of subject.

• ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
• ਚੁਣੇ ਹੋਏ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
• ਨੌਕਰੀ ਦੇਣਾ
• ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਕਾਲੇਜ

Pick the two school subjects

Select the TWO words that NAME a school subject.

• ਰਸੋਈ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ
• ਸਮਾਜਕ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ
• ਨੌਕਰੀ ਦੇਣਾ
• ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਕਾਲੇਜ

Choosing and moving on

Reading the whole word tells you whether it is about choosing your subjects or about your next step after school. Here are examples of each.

Find the two subjects

Tap the TWO words that name a school subject.

• ਰਸੋਈ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ, home economics
• ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਕਾਲੇਜ, a technical college
• ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ, politics
• ਨੌਕਰੀ ਦੇਣਾ, to employ

Reading a sentence

Now read a full Panjabi sentence: ਮੈਂ ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਕਾਲੇਜ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ (main takneeki college jaanda haan) = "I go to a technical college". It starts with ਮੈਂ (main, "I"), and ਜਾਂਦਾ (jaanda) means go.

What does it say?

In ਮੈਂ ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਕਾਲੇਜ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ (main takneeki college jaanda haan), what does the person do?

• They go to a technical college
• They leave college
• They teach politics
• They choose optional subjects

Order your post-16 plan

Put the steps of planning after sixteen into a sensible order.

• Finish your compulsory subjects
• Think about what you enjoy
• Choose your optional subjects
• Pick a college or training
• Aim for a job you want

Complete the post-16 facts

A subject you must take is a _____ subject. A subject you can choose is an _____ subject. Learning to run a home is _____ economics. A place for practical training is a _____ college. To give someone a job is to _____ them.

Read the college signs

Use what you know to read each Panjabi word at college. Choose each time.

• A subject is marked ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ. What does that mean?
• A leaflet is for a ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਕਾਲੇਜ. What does it offer?
• A class is ਸਮਾਜਕ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ. What do you study?

Write about your plans

In English, write about your plans after sixteen, using some of the Panjabi words. This is written in English and is not auto-marked.

• Name two subjects you would choose and why
• Name one Panjabi study word and its meaning
• Say whether you prefer college or work and why
• Write one full Panjabi sentence, for example ਮੈਂ ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਕਾਲੇਜ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ